The Lady Tornado capitalized at the free throw line with season highs in attempts and makes. King finished the game 24-for-35 (68.6 percent). The previous season high in both categories came on Dec. 4 when the team was 22-for-30 against Virginia Intermont College.

King improved to 5-13 and won back-to-back games for the first time this season. King defeated Washington Adventist 82-53 on Sunday. Saturday's victory was also the first in a road game as the Washington Adventist contest was on a neutral court. Overall King has a 2-9 mark away from Bristol.

The lead was owned by King for the entire game except for the opening 54 seconds. Brittany Wells put Salem, now at 0-16 on the season, up 2-0 then Collins tied things. Derika Mooney (Athens, Tenn.) sunk two free throws and the Lady Tornado went from there. Eventually the game saw King lead 12-3 seven minutes in with six of the points coming on two Jessica Tharpe (Sevierville, Tenn.) three pointers.

Mooney's jumper with 2:40 left in the half gave King a 15-point lead, 24-9. When the half ended the Lady Tornado enjoyed a 27-15 lead. The 15 points are the fewest allowed by the King defense in any half this season, four fewer than Carson-Newman (Tenn.) College had in the opening half on Dec. 11.

In the second half Salem answered with a spurt to make it a six-point game, 31-25. Carrie Moore's three capped the home team's 10-4 run. King answered with a 17-point outburst, including six from Collins in a 2:46 run.

With 8:39 to go Kelley's two free throws gave King a 48-28 lead, the first time the margin grew to 20. It was part of a 9-0 run that saw the Lady Tornado lead 52-28 with 7:25 left.

Brittany Kinser (Greeneville, Tenn.) scored King's last points with 4:13 to go as the Lady Tornado led 62-39 at that point.

Despite the score both teams hit 18 baskets with King going 18-for-59 (30.5 percent) and Salem 18-for-57 (31.6 percent). Salem had five 3-pointers compared to two for King, both from Tharpe.